Kampungs in Malang

August 2006 - On a short trip to Malang I spent some time making pictures of some kampung areas in Malang. Some of these pictures show a little bit of the daily life in these areas which differs quite a lot from many people's 3-or-more star hotels directly in the heart of the tourist destinations.

		Narrow street As a snake between small houses of the Malang kampung Sukun, this street runs upward with a ...			Near the river Almost in the heart of the city of Malang is this kampung, which embraces the strongly polluted ...			Brightly decorated The kampung Sukun has, just as many others throughout Indonesia, done it's best for the recent celebration ...
		Roofs and antenas Many of the tiled roofs in the neighborhood are equiped with at least one antena which is ...			A little bit of green In crowded city areas like these, the little bit of green available is usually to be found ...			Life along the stream Much of the lives of the people here takes place near the water. They wash their clothes ...
		Washing yourself Two little children wash themselves on a small piece of concrete direct along the stream. Water is ...			Ramshackle walls and roofs Many of the upper floors are constructed on top of the already exsisting houses over time. With ...			Expression of Pancasila In many locations you will find a way of expression of 'loyalty to Pancasila (state ideology). This ...
		Houses along the water Here too we see many small houses directly along the stream that crosses the kampung of Sukun ...			Steep stairs Between two houses is this ...			Windows and doors Seemingly all houses have small windows and doors in the single stone unfinished masonry walls to places ...
		Dangling dangerously In an seemingly dangerous way a big extension has been constructed, dangling above the now dry riverbed. ...			Bamboo supports With a big number of bamboo, a seemingly makeshift part of a house made from wood, plywood ...			Little bit of water Far into the dry season this river, that runs through Malang, is almost dry. The water is ...
		Grey rooftiles Almost the entire neighborhood has roofs with grey rooftiles. Several houses with a different color are easy ...			River boulders Big river boulders block the view onto a big amount of trash. It's mainly trash that causes ...			Two flows From a higher stream the water smashes down into the river, about ten meters below. Only a ...